HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd today launched the HSBC Global Wallet, Malaysia's first multi-currency digital wallet that enables small and medium enterprises (SME) to make and receive international payments ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC’s up to $7 billion excess capital may spark deals: Report
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp's high capital levels may give South-east Asia's second-largest lender as much as $7 billion in excess funds that could be used for acquisitions, according to Bloomberg ... ( read original story ...)
DBS to only send ‘essential’ SMEs to retail, wealth customers
The bank assured customers that it employs a multi-layered defence system against fraud. DBS announced that it will only send “essential” short message services (SMSes) to its retail and wealth ... ( read original story ...)
OCBC’s $5.2 in Billion Excess Capital May Spark Deals, BI Says
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.’s high capital levels may give Southeast Asia’s second-largest lender as much as S$7 billion ($5.2 billion) in excess funds that could be used for acquisitions, according ... ( read original story ...)
Why Choosing Used Notes Over New Notes/Good-As-New Notes For Hong Baos Is Better For The Environment
It is tradition every Chinese New Year (CNY) to get new clothes, new shoes, do a spring cleaning to usher in the Lunar New Year. Part of that same tradition is for married adults to dole out red ... ( read original story ...)
Vertex Spac IPO’s public tranche 36 times subscribed; trading starts today
Vertex Technology Acquisition Corporation Ltd (VTAC) saw the public offer tranche 36 times subscribed at the close of its initial public offering (IPO), it said on Wednesday (Jan 19). . Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore greens the investment landscape
Overall, it's a good thing to have," said Khoo De Wan. He was speaking of Singapore's Environmental, Social and Governance standards, or ESG, which listed companies in the nation must abide by. The ... ( read original story ...)
Did OCBC set a precedent with its ‘goodwill payout’ for scam victims? No, lawyers say
SINGAPORE: OCBC’s decision to give "goodwill payouts" to customers hit by an SMS phishing scam was not surprising given the public attention on the incident, lawyers said, but the ... ( read original story ...)
Vertex’s Singapore SPAC offering sees strong demand, subscribed 36 times
The SGX-listed SPAC said that its offering was about 36 times subscribed, while its international placement was 8.8 times subscribed. ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered’s Elaine Ng joins Contour as head of innovation
Contour, the digital trade finance network, has appointed Elaine Ng to the newly created role of Head of Innovation. ( read original story ...)
Singapore pushed to introduce security measures amidst online banking scams
New measures, which include the removal of hyperlinks from email or SMS messages sent to customers and a 12-hour delay in activation of software tokens, will be implemented within two weeks and follow ... ( read original story ...)
DBS warns of SMS phishing scam ‘actively targeting’ customers
SINGAPORE: DBS Bank warned on Wednesday (Jan 19) that a phishing scam is "actively targeting" customers via suspicious login alert scams. The warning comes on the back of a recent spate of ... ( read original story ...)
DBS warns of SMS phishing scam after fake messages received by customers
DBS Bank warned customers on Wednesday (19 January) about a fake SMS claiming to be from the bank. The phishing scam involves the SMS being sent to customers claiming that their accounts have been ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore crypto ATMs shut down after central bank crackdown
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has reportedly decided to shut down cryptocurrency automatic teller machines in the city-state. According to Bloomberg, to comply with new regulations issued by the ... ( read original story ...)
All affected OCBC customers of recent SMS scams to get ‘full goodwill payouts’
SINGAPORE - All OCBC customers affected by a recent spate of SMS phishing scams will receive "full goodwill payouts" covering the amount they lost, OCBC Bank said in a statement on Wednesday (Jan 19). ( read original story ...)
OCBC says all affected customers of recent SMS scam to get ‘full goodwill payouts’ covering the money lost
SINGAPORE: All OCBC customers affected by the recent SMS phishing scam will receive "full goodwill payouts" covering the amount they lost, the bank said on Wednesday (Jan 19). More than 100 victims ... ( read original story ...)